Railway-tie and fastener.



H. A. BAMBERGER.

RAILWAY AND FJASTENER.

APPLIOATIUN FILED MAB.. 1o, l1909.

924,414. Patented June 8, 1909.

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.'Ib, all' .whom'it may concern:

i, f STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'HARRY A.BAMBERGER, or ETTERs, rENNsYLvANiA.

RAILWAY-Tm AND FASTENER.

Beit kn that I, HARRY A. BAMBERGR,

:fa citizen ofthe United States of America, re'- siding-'at Etters, inthe county `of York and` State 0f Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Rail- Way-Ties and Fasteners, of whichthe following is a specification. s l

' This invention relates to railways and par- -ticularl to cross-tiesvand rail fasteners.

An o ject of this invention is to produce a that the up er section mayrmove with relation to the ase or lower section. v

A further object of this invention is tov pro-` vide a cross-tie havingmeans for anchoring the same, the base of the said tie preferably havinga de ending flange adapted to engage the roadbe in order that movementor displacement of` the cross-tiemay be obviated. 4 Furthermore, anvobject of this invention is to' provide a cross-tie 'formed in .twotelescoping sections, thefundersection or'baseof which is provided vwithstuds forming guides having a spring which normally supports the u persection clear of the upper edge of the sides of the base, means beingalso provided-.Y vrlor aiording-movement-of thepupper section p pointsof contact with the base flanges and with relation lto the base. s.

A urther object of this invention is to pro.

vide the upper section with a seriesv 'ofiianges iange and web oftherail, means being also provided for holding the rail clamps in operativerelation to the rails and to the engaging members. y n

' Finally an object of this invention is to produce a novel device ofthe character noted, `which will possess advantages in points ofsimplicity, efficiency and durability,

. proving at the same time comparatively inex ensive to manufacture.

ith the-foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consistsinthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, ref-v erence will be had to theaccompanying Specication of Letters Patent. Application med nach 1o,190e. serial No. 482,518.

:Patented June s, 1909.

drawings forming part of this specification wherein like charactersdenote corres onding arts in the several views, in whic Figure 1,illustrates a view in perspective of al cross-tie and rail fasteningdevice embodying the invention; and Fig. 2, is a sectional view on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1. In these drawings 4, indicates a base of a cross-tiecomprising a boX like structure having an extension 5, designed toengage the -roadbed for the purpose of anchoring the said base withrelation to the roadbed. The bot'- tom of the base 4, is provided withtwQ transversely dis osed plates 6, which rest on the roadbed ,andp aredesigned to reinforce the bottom7, .of the base at points under thestuds 8,1.-thei said studs being anchored to the bottom 7, 'of the baseand form guides for the springs 9 which act as cushions forthe upperportionrof the cross-tie.

The `upper portion oi the cross-tie com?v prises a top plate'lO, havingdownwardly eX- .tendin flanges 1'1, which fit within the sides of thease and are telescopically supported with relation thereto. The topplate 10, is provided with transversely disposed recesses, the baseangesof the rail being a plied .to therece'ssedportions of the plate anthe sui'- flace of the plate 10, is further undercut to.

form the 'grooves'12 13, 14, and 15, designed to receive the tongues 16,17, 18, and 19, re-

spectively of rail clamping members 20, 21, 22 and 23. The clampingmembers at their webs of the rail may be of any 'preferred constructionbut I -deem it desirable to have .them substantially of the constructionshown in Fi 2,in order that the rails may be braced at al points exceptat the inner sides of the heads of saidrails. In order to prevent theclamps from movin each of said clam s is provided with a bo t 24, eachof said olts extending through an a erture in the plate 10, and anaperture irrt e bottom 7, of the base and being provided with a nut 25.

From an inspection of the drawing the of eration of the device will, itis thought, e apparent for as the plate 10 is clear of the upper edge ofthe base and is supported by the spring cushions 9, the track Wil beheld in the position shown in Fig. 2, whereas. when a train is assingover the track, the plater 10,' Vwill yieldp and 'the spring cushionswill be compressed, it being desirable, however, to have the s rings ofsuch resistance as to prevent the late 10 from contacting the upper faceof the bottom o surface of the base except when unusually heavy loadsare carried over the track.

y As heretofore stated, the transversely dis- Eosed plates 6, reinforcethe bottom of the ase, at the points Where the greatest pressure isapplied to it, through the medium of the springs 9. By reason of theconstruction, the yielding track is provided which Will prevent jarringof the rolling stock or unusual vibration of the bodies thereof.

I claim:

1. In a cross-tie and rail fastener, a base, .a plate having dependingflanges telesco ically mounted With respect to the base7 stu sprojecting from the bottom of the base, springs encircling said studsand bearing against the under surface of the late and the upper surfpthe base, the said plate having recesses and grooves formed therein,clamping members having tongues slidable in the grooves, said clampingmembers be ing in engagement With the rails, and means frr holding theclamping members on thel ate. l

p 2. In a cross-tie andrail fastener,la base, a plate having dependingflanges telesco ically mounted With res ect to the base, stu s projectinfrom the ottom of the base, sprmgs encirc ing said studs and bearingagainst the under surface of the plate and the upper suradapted to alinewith t in the grooves, said clamping members be-v m in engagement Withthe rails, means for ho ding the clampin members on the plate, the saidplate and gbase having coinciding apertures and the clampls havingapertures e apertures of the plate and base, and bolts extending throughthe said apertures for retaining the plate in position.

3. In a cross-tie and rail fastener, a base havin a de ending flangeadapted to engage t e roa bed, studs projecting from the bottom of thebase, springs encircling said studsand bearin against the under surfaceof the plate and t 1e upper surface of the bottom of the base, the saidplate having recesses and grooves formed therein, clamping membershaving tongues slidable in the grooves, said clamping members being inen agement With t e rails, and means for lio ding the clam ing memberson the plate.

In testimony W ereof, I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

HARRY AIBAMBERGER.

Witnesses:

WM. C: ARMORE, 'FRANCIS J. OTT.

